Mian Hayat Manika joins PTI and bid farewell to PML-N for barring him from party ticket
Pakistan
Mian Hayat Manika is son-in-law of Khawar Manika
PAKPATTAN (Dunya News) – Mian Hayat Manika, the son of former provincial minister Mian Atta Manika bid farewell to Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), and joined Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI).
During a press conference, Mian Hayat Manika announced his resignation from the PML-N party and revealed he had joined PTI on the aspiration of his constituency voters.
He vowed to win the provincial assembly seat from Pakpattan and would present his victory as a gift to the PTI founder.
PTI ticket holders Rao Umer Hashim, Rao Nassem Hashim, Mehr Mohuddin Chishti, district president PTI, Riaz Arshad Niazi and other party workers were present in the conference.
Before joining PTI, Mian Hayat Manika was contesting the general election 2024 as an independent candidate from Punjab Assembly constituency PP-193.
However, in general elections 2018, he contested election as a PML-N candidate and lost the election battle to PTI’s candidate Mian Furrakh Manika in the constituency.
It must be noted that Mian Hayat Manika, is the son-in-law of Khawar Manika and PTI founder’s wife, Bushra Bibi.
Interestingly, Khawar Manika brothers, Ahmed Raza Manika and Farooq Ahmed Manika have been contesting the election on PML’N tickets in the said constituency.
Earlier, Atta Manika, the father of Hayat Manika sought ticket for his son from PML’N but the party granted the tickets to two brothers of Khawar Manika.
